Lettuce Wraps | PF Changs Lettuce Wraps Recipe | Easy

PF Changs has the corner on the market when it comes to their Lettuce Wraps.  And who doesn’t love their lettuce wraps?  Even my husband who is a ‘meat and potato’ type of guy, will eat them with me!  I’ve had lettuce wraps at other restaurants, and my favorite is definitely PF Chang style.  They just do it right.

Now, before you get scared off by the list of ingredients… take a breath.  It took me about a year to get the gumption to dive in and make these and now I laugh, because they are really simple and the hardest part was going to the grocery store, standing in the Asian section and picking out some items I had not heard before, like Hoisin Sauce.  If you can do that, then this will be easy.

Lettuce Wraps

Cooking Sauce:
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry wine or red wine
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch

-Mix all together, set aside (you will use it at the end)

Marinade For The Chicken:
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons sherry wine or red wine
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons soy sauce

– Mix together
– Add 1 1/2 lbs of diced chicken breasts or ground chicken
– Let sit for at least 15 minutes

Cook Your Cellophane Noodles – 6 oz (fry them).
(or in a pinch, you can use vermicelli rice noodles – fried)
Let them drain on a paper towel.  Set aside.

Lettuce Wrap Filling:
(Prepare this before cooking)

5 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil

1 teaspoons minced or grated ginger
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 cup minced onion
1 cup minced mushrooms (shittake)
1 (5-8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, minced
1 (5-8 ounce) can water chestnuts, minced
Heat wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.

– Add 3 T. oil, then add chicken and stir-fry for about 3-4 minutes.
– Set aside
– Add 2 T. oil to the pan.
– Add ginger, garlic, and onion and stir-fry for a minute or so.
– Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnutsl stir-fry an additional 2 minutes.
– Return chicken to the pan.
– Add mixed cooking sauce to the pan.
– Cook until thickened and hot.
– Break cooked cellophane noodles into small pieces and cover bottom of serving dish with them.
– Then pour chicken mixture on top of noodles.
– Serve along side lettuce leaves for everyone to take what they want, and then spoon into lettuce leaf and roll (like a burrito) individually themselves.

2 – 4 large servings

Enjoy your PF Chang Lettuce Wraps and plan to impress your family and friends!